Auxiliary shelf



l Apl 23, 1940. B, KRASBER'G 2,197,870

AUXILIARY SHELF Filed Jan. 24, 1938 v shelf AUXIHARY, saura lilpplicationl january 24,

AThis `invention relates' to, improvements in A v illustratingmy auxiliary shelves for cabinets such as bath room cabinets, medicine cabinets "and the lilla-and refers specifically lto anauxiliary shelfr which is 1 so mounted in within thecabinet which would inmost instances beotherwise wastedvn Auxiliary shelves for' cabinets havelheretofore ,been proposed. However, said Ishelvesby virtuer of -thejpositionv which they occupy within the 'cabinet' are not auxiliary tothe shelf space but rmerely.occupy space which could otherwise be used.. l For examplabath room a variety of bottles, tubes and the like which may be generally classified intoarticles vwhicljr oc-y cupy a comparativelylargeshelfl a'reabuta 'very smallfpercentage,ofy the total space above the shelf, and articles which occupy shelf area and also extendl into the space above the shelf. c".f'he latter, of course, merit, soto speak, the shelf area which they occupy, butthey form `merely waste space in-that they do not efficiently fill the cabinet. Specifically, bottles fall within-,the latf ter class, that is, Ithey usually efficiently fill a cabinet. Tooth paste tubes, shavingcream tubes*A tooth brushes, razors and the like, in effect waste shelf yspace since they do not efficiently ll the space above the shelf. y

In addition, tho-se articles' such as bottles and the like are usually required infrequently and can conveniently be `placed along the rear of the shelf, whereas the smaller articles hereinbefore enumerated arel used more or less frequently and` d must for convenience occupy the frontportion `of the shelf. v.

Devices heretofore used are suspended in most instances fromthe rear edge of a main cabinet shelf and, hence, occupy ,space which could, just as efficiently be occupied by other articles. Hence, little or no saving of space is obtained.

AS a feature of my invention. I lprovide means for suspending my auxiliary shelf from the front edge of a main cabinet shelf, whereby small,

vfrequently used articles are placed inarnost convenient location.A The auxiliary shelf,'in effect, comprises a plurality of small shelves which oc cup-y otherwise unused space above the main shell', yet ample room isip-rovided in'baok of the auxiliary shelf forthe larger, yinfrequently yused articles.

i Other objects andadvantages of myl invention will be apparent frornthe accompanying drawing i and following detailed `description.

In the drawing, I

the cabinet as vto "occupy space shelves `usually carryv I chicago, nl., assigner is Mfg.

0b., Chicago, Ill., a cor-y 193s, sensi No. issltsc sectional "view through cabinet,v

auxiliary. shelf in position.

Fig'. 2 is a front elevational view of my auxiliary shelf..` i y Fig, 3 is aisectional kview taken 'on line 3--3`of Fig. A2.

a perspective view of a slight modifica. tion of. rnyi'nvention.4

4 i?iefe'rring in detail` to `the drawing, iindicates 'a cabinet `such asa bathroom cabinet, medicine cabinet or'the like. The"v cabinet l is yprovided with. `a rear wallyl extending outwardly from which are aplurality'ofshelves Sand il; 1f de` sired, a door (not.shown)l may be provided-for thecabinet..v

Pis is customary, bottles, such/as bottle 's; jars,

Such asjar fi, and various smaller articles such as tooth paste tubewl, razor iland shaving ,cream tube Q, may be carried in the cabinet i'. Usually, the larger'articles such vas the bottle t aroused infrequently and, consequently, arepositioned on the 'shelf d adjacent the `rear wall. '.However, such articles Aas shaving cream, or tooth paste tubes, `razor andthe like, being used frequently are disposed conveniently adjacent the iront edge of .the shelves. Obviously, when `.the latter varticles are positioned upon the shelf d, the cabinet space above said articles is wasted.

' As a feature of my invention l contemplate 'utilizing 'this otherwise waste space by providing ariauXliary shelf lf3. "The shelf It is preferably vconstructcd of rnetal and comprises a longitudinally positioned strip Il and one or more crossstrips .The longitudinal strip il is bent at substantially a right angle' at its upper portion .to provide a Contact surface i3. The end is then bent upwardly andtapered baclwa-rdlyy to form `a' spring clamp member l. l

The cross'strips i2 comprise auxiliary shelves of substantially l..- haped cross-section, the base `of each Llvso `formed being secured at its center to the longitudinal strip Ii i, For purpose of illustration, the securing means is show asco-rnprising rivets is, butv any convenient `means of attachment is contemplated. The cross-strips l2 lare spaced along the length of the strip H to form a plurality of superimposed shelvesliL, the` shelf `portions of which are tilted backwardly toward the f. strip il to prevent 4articles ,carried thereupon from rolling therefrom.

lvfy auxiliary' shelf l0 is secured to a main cabinet shelf, such 'as,"shelf 3 by engaging `the clamp portion comprising -the 'spring member I4 upon the front edge'of shelf 3. The arrangement is such, that when the auxiliary tov bearingsurface I3 and shelf I0 is so mounted, the bearing surface |31engages the lower face of the main shelf 3 and is held inresilient contact therewithby means of the spring portion Ill. The strip Il extends downwardly at right angles to theplane of the shelf 3 into space above shelf 4 which would or-x dinarily not be used. Upon the auxiliary shelvesA I6 the small, frequently used articles 1, 8 and 9 are positioned. In this be disposed upon shelf 4 behind the auxiliary i shelf l 0 and may be removed by sliding the bottle to either side of the auxiliary shelf, or if desired,

integral construction and may be formed fromla unitary piece of metal. The structure is prefer.

The small articles `1, 8 and 9 may be laid across the portions I9 and 2U similar to the manner in' `and 20 are tilted l thereby tend toroll into contact with the backs 1 I9 f v manner, a bottle 5 may.

Fig. 4, a lmodified 2,197,870 l y A y which they would befsupported by'the shelves IE. Similar to shelves "I6, the cross-members I9 whereby the articles carried moreunit shelves, 'but the articles adapted to be Icarried two or more junit shelves are preferred, It is also to be Vunderstood that my invention is applicable'4 to any type of shelf structure, suchas, a pantry shelf, store shelf or thelike;

I claim as'my inevntio'n:

1. An auxiliaryvshelf member for bath room' cabinets or the like which Of course, it is to be understood that theauxilf` iary shelvesv l0 or |11 may be provided withI one ori because of the nature of l f comprises a relatively narrow elongated element and a plurality of I spaced cross-elements carried thereby, a clamp formed at one end of said elongated element for.v

embracing the front edge of la shelf of said cabinet, said elongated element dependingfrom said 2. An auxiliary shelf member for bathroom cabinets or the like which narrow elongated-elementand aA cross-elementr rigidly secured to, and extending anappreciable distance on each side ofsaid elongatedelement,

element for embracing the of the cabinet, said elongated element depending-` from said cabinet shelf, said cross-element form-v ing an auxiliary shelf spaced beneath the front portion of said cabinet front edge of, said cabinet'shelf.

' BRUCEy KRASBERG;

' cabinet shelf, said cross-elements forming super l imposed auxiliary shelves'disposed beneath they front portion-of, and behind the front edge'of said cabinet shelf. 26

comprises a relatively l "30 a clamp formed at, one end of `said elongatedr front edge of aV shelf shelf and jbehind the 

